CL W Champions League Group A

Manchester United 2:0 Benfica

Post-match discussion


Tue, 31 October 2017

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Man Utd 1:0 Benfica - Svilar o.g. (45’)


Man Utd 2:0 Benfica - Blind (78’ pen)
 
1 more point and we're through top of the group. Job done tonight.
 
Own goal and a pen. Not the most convincing win, but job done.
 
Good CL so far. We urgently need our injured players back, we look absolutely broken in attack.
 
Basel lost, that main job done, we're finishing first in this group.

Next two matches we'll play in second gear as this one.
 
Qualification for the CL knockout stage for the first time in four years and first place in the group all but sealed. Job done, even if it wasn't pretty at times.
 
Basel lost, we can play our youngsters in the last 2 CL games! :)
 
"they should have scored so it's a fake scoreline"

"Messing over who takes the penalty was embarrassing"

Genuine quotes from the match thread.
 
Good result, not going to groan about the performance, we have a lot of injuries and deficiencies we've discussed to death.

I'd like to see us win the remaining matches though, even if we have qualified.
 
Professional performance. Done what we needed to do without getting out of 2nd gear. Roll on Chelski.
 
Good result.

Really think we need to start playing better though. Our play has dropped off a cliff recently.
 
Can't complain with the result. Felt like a bit of a grind though.
 
1 more point and we're through top of the group. Job done tonight.
We could lose both and still easily finish top - just need to avoid losing by three goals + to either team and we come out on top in the head-to-head goal difference.
 
As usual, functional. Too many saves by De Gea though, our defense was uncharacteristically off the boil today. Then again, looking at Chelsea's defending in the other game, perhaps I am being harsh on us.

Until we get Pogba, Fellaini and even Ibra back, we just need to grind out the wins playing unpretty football.
 
4 games, 4 wins.

Clearly not good enough, Jose has lost it and we should sack him and bring in Poch because he drew with Madrid once.
 
And I thought we had touched the lowest depths of boredom under LVG. As I found today, there was still another level ....
 
Zzzzz...Top of the group and on to the Chelsea game.
 
Comfortable win, did what we had to do. Onwards and upwards. And where is Pogba ffs?
 
Job done. We haven't been too convincing in the CL so far, but hopefully we'll improve as the competition goes on.
 
Not the most convincing of performances but we won. Just need a point now.

Was wishing Lukaku would take the second penalty.
 
Happy we're through. Looked like a glorified training match. The attack issues are still a concern.
 
"they should have scored so it's a fake scoreline"

"Messing over who takes the penalty was embarrassing"

Genuine quotes from the match thread.
Haha I remember that guy who called Blind steppin up to take a pen embarrassing.
 
I want to comment on the punditry for this game - Savage, Parker the Canadian guys from TSN... just an awful mixture between bias and pure incompetence. I don't remember being so angry after such a relatively easy win.
 
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Let’s never speak of October again

Glad the month is over. Awful performances but plenty of clean sheets and a few wins
 
Job done and we have basically finished top of the group but awfully dull to watch.

We desperately need some more attacking quality.
 
4 games 4 wins basically through

Shite game shite performance no pace intensity players were visibly told to save themselves

Multiple times matic telling players to slow down. Don't think he ran at all a game
 

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Score Predictions

587,5,16
  • Man Utd win
  • Benfica win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 45% Man Utd 2:0 Benfica
  • 29% Man Utd 3:0 Benfica
  • 7% Man Utd 4:0 Benfica
  • 5% Man Utd 1:0 Benfica
  • 4% Man Utd 2:1 Benfica
  • 3% Man Utd 3:1 Benfica
  • 2% Man Utd 5:0 Benfica
  • 1% Man Utd 0:0 Benfica
  • 1% Man Utd 1:1 Benfica
  • 0% Man Utd 3:2 Benfica
  • 0% Man Utd 0:2 Benfica
  • 0% Man Utd 1:3 Benfica
  • 0% Man Utd 4:1 Benfica
  • 0% Man Utd 4:3 Benfica
  • 0% Man Utd 2:2 Benfica
  • 0% Man Utd 4:4 Benfica
  • 0% Man Utd 1:2 Benfica
  • 0% Man Utd 5:1 Benfica
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Possession
51% 49%
Shots
16 12
Shots on Target
5 4
Corners
4 6
Fouls
13 11

Referee

Gediminas Mazeika